Discharge delay is the hidden bottleneck most hospitals underestimate.

Discharge delay is the hidden bottleneck most hospitals underestimate. The order gets written. Then nothing moves for hours. Pharmacy isn't ready. Transport isn't called. The family wasn't taught in time. And while that patient waits in a bed, someone in the ED needs that exact room. The fix isn't more staff — it's a smarter sequence that starts the night before.